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. >>> also the wife of a former fbi agent who was kidnapped in iran has released a new series of images of her husband. robert levinston is shown draped in chains in what appears to be a mock prison uniform. he holds a sign which reads, help me. he was kidnapped while on a business trip to iran back in 2007. the family says the u.s., though, is not putting enough pressure on iran to deal with the case. >>> record temperatures in southern australia have cooled slightly this morning, dropping below 100 degrees for the first time in days. that small consolation to firefighters battling to put out fires that have consumed more than 300,000 acres in the last day alone. details from the bbc's nick bryant. >> reporter: the fires are being fanned by ferocious winds and some of the highest temperatures the state has ever witnessed. four large regions are being placed at a highest state of alert, catastrophic. it means the fires are uncontrollable and fast moving. at ground level, we saw for ourselves how terrifying the fire fronts can be. this is one of the state's main roads, the prince's highw
. >>> also the wife of a former fbi agent who was kidnapped in iran has released a new series of images of her husband. robert levinston is shown draped in chains in what appears to be a mock prison uniform. he holds a sign which reads, help me. he was kidnapped while on a business trip to iran back in 2007. the family says the u.s., though, is not putting enough pressure on iran to deal with the case. >>> record temperatures in southern australia have cooled slightly this...
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>> well, the fbi, the people working the case on a daily basis are fbi agents. and they have tried very hard to find out information about bob and get him returned to our family safely. unfortunately, that hasn't happened. they haven't been able to get the kind of information we would hope they would be able to obtain. diplomatically, it takes a long time for each diplomatic request to go through all of the channels and i know over the course of all of these years, that the government and the state department have tried to do that, but have been unsuccessful. i feel that there needs to be more attention to the case and that's why i am putting these pictures out and trying to get everyone to -- to be reminded that bob is still missing. >> greta: and i assume-- >> or in custody. >> greta: some communications, maybe not directly between the u.s. and iran, but through some other third nation. has iran ever made an admission that they know where he is or that they're holding him or want him for any particular reason? or have they denied flatley that they have him? >>
>> well, the fbi, the people working the case on a daily basis are fbi agents. and they have tried very hard to find out information about bob and get him returned to our family safely. unfortunately, that hasn't happened. they haven't been able to get the kind of information we would hope they would be able to obtain. diplomatically, it takes a long time for each diplomatic request to go through all of the channels and i know over the course of all of these years, that the government and...
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he's a former fbi agent who vanished over five years ago, believed to be in iran. abc's brian ross is here this morning. brian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, amy. the family received these two photos and decided to make them public now because they feel that people in washington and tehran have not made his freedom a priority. even know, the photos of the father of seven, in a prison jumpsuit, with the wild beard and long, gray hair, are distressing to his children and his wife, christine. >> they're very difficult to look at. some of our daughters were crying to me over the phone about how upset they were to see them again. >> reporter: there's five different photos. each day with a disturbing message by his captors. the pictures, are designed to suggest he is being held by al qaeda. although u.s. officials are certain he is in iran. >> he looks miserable. looks like life has been tough right now. so, it's very depressing to see him that way. >> reporter: it has been almost six years since levinson, a veteran, former fbi agent, disappeared on the irania
he's a former fbi agent who vanished over five years ago, believed to be in iran. abc's brian ross is here this morning. brian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, amy. the family received these two photos and decided to make them public now because they feel that people in washington and tehran have not made his freedom a priority. even know, the photos of the father of seven, in a prison jumpsuit, with the wild beard and long, gray hair, are distressing to his children and his...
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fbi agents have testified today that holmes had homemade napalm inside his apartment. remote-controlled triggers hidden in a garbage can outside. the trap was meant to injure police officers as holmes fired his guns in the movie theater five miles away. >>> and now we turn to other big news today. it is official. 2012 was the hottest year in the united states since weather scientists started keeping records. and hotter, not by a little, but by a landslide. tonight, abc's dan harris tells us about this new report and the red flags of warning about extreme heat all across the globe. >> oh, man. this is the last you'll see of your shed. >> reporter: the pictures coming out of australia tonight are apocalyptic. flames devouring homes, huge black and brown blossoms of smoke. a lone kangaroo hopping through a charred moonscape. firefighters contending with the worst possible conditions. >> these swirling, vicious winds, the soaring temperatures. >> incredible winds are making it that much tougher for firefighters on the front lines. >> reporter: it's so hot, the government h
fbi agents have testified today that holmes had homemade napalm inside his apartment. remote-controlled triggers hidden in a garbage can outside. the trap was meant to injure police officers as holmes fired his guns in the movie theater five miles away. >>> and now we turn to other big news today. it is official. 2012 was the hottest year in the united states since weather scientists started keeping records. and hotter, not by a little, but by a landslide. tonight, abc's dan harris...
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because every time they say talk to the fbi and the fbi, they're a good group, i like the fbi. >> megyn: yeah. >> they always say well, it's a criminal case we cannot comment. we're farther behind finding out what happened today than we were a week or two after the attack. >> megyn: congressman frank wolf, thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> megyn: coming up, new pictures of an incredible survival story as grandparents and their grandkids find themselves trapped by the flames from a massive wildfire. that's next. >> and now to a dramatic survival story from some massive bush fires sweeping through australia. grandparents were watching their five grandchildren as fires moved in so quickly, they had no idea flames were about to burn down their home. the quick thinking grandparents forced the kids into the the water nearby and held on to a jetty for three hours. look at this, the family described the unbelievable scene. >> we just went-- and received a message at 3:30 to say that mom and dad, surrounded by fire, and could we pray. so i braced myself to lose my children and my parent
because every time they say talk to the fbi and the fbi, they're a good group, i like the fbi. >> megyn: yeah. >> they always say well, it's a criminal case we cannot comment. we're farther behind finding out what happened today than we were a week or two after the attack. >> megyn: congressman frank wolf, thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> megyn: coming up, new pictures of an incredible survival story as grandparents and their grandkids find themselves...
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. >> the fbi detailed the set up of booby traps found inside holme's apartment. from trip wires and napalm set to start a fire. and a triggering device tied to a remote control left know. a toy car outside of the apartment. a radio set to blast music placed next to that remote so someone would pick it up. agent gumbener said it was supposed to get law enforcement to send resources to his apartment instead of the theater leaving questions about the possible insanity defense. >> nobody has a mental illness segt up apartment to blow up before they were going to go in to shoot a bunch of people. >> holmes attorney says if any law stops a mentally ill person from buying explosives or guns. the answer was no. >> more than four years after getting a government bailout, aig is now considering suing the u.s. government. reports indicate aig may join a lawsuit claiming the bailout is unconstitution skbral cheated share holders out of billions in profits. aig board meets wednesday to decide whether to join that lawsuit. aig received a $182 billion bailout from the governmen
. >> the fbi detailed the set up of booby traps found inside holme's apartment. from trip wires and napalm set to start a fire. and a triggering device tied to a remote control left know. a toy car outside of the apartment. a radio set to blast music placed next to that remote so someone would pick it up. agent gumbener said it was supposed to get law enforcement to send resources to his apartment instead of the theater leaving questions about the possible insanity defense. >>...
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they believe that the fbi can bring her back home. justin waldman, kron 4. >> in san francisco, the one that was it doused with gasoline by her boyfriend is hospitalized at this burn center at st. francis. i spoke to her sister. >> her skin was hanging off her face. this was p.o.. her hands were killed, her skin was hanging off like this. >> this is a photograph what is wanted for lars arson and a carattempted murder >> the three officers. >> the top priority rv public safety. >> we have to get a handle on a public safety challenges and the number of homicides, a downpour. >> everything that we do in of the past two be involved with public safety. in oakland, haazig madyun kron 4. >> take a look behind me in san carlos it ran off the runway and into the damage there were two people on board. this plane is registered and arizona coming from los angeles. the airport was shut down for several hours. >> the world's largestthe largest consumer electronics show kicks offpreview the hottest tech gadgets. 3000 exhibitors and this officially b
they believe that the fbi can bring her back home. justin waldman, kron 4. >> in san francisco, the one that was it doused with gasoline by her boyfriend is hospitalized at this burn center at st. francis. i spoke to her sister. >> her skin was hanging off her face. this was p.o.. her hands were killed, her skin was hanging off like this. >> this is a photograph what is wanted for lars arson and a carattempted murder >> the three officers. >> the top priority rv...
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those statistics are not kept by the fbi or by our own attorney general's office. >> you can't do it because you know you do. let's get to the -- >> -- no, wait a minute. i have worked on this whole issue with crystal meth in hawaii. and i will tell you the one thick that we have always recognized and we have always done is we have addressed it and we know where to start. that's when we have been successful. >> bill: mrs. congresswoman you are a good woman. you know you have a problem, which is why you are spending your time on it it now, i have got to get to jessica's law. are you kidding me? two year mandatory for child rape? 45 states have some kind of jessica's law which means that child rapist are given 15 to life if they commit that crime. hawaii won't even consider it. come on. have you got to get behind that. >> i will tell you, i will get behind it it. >> we are talking about a liberal hawaii. a liberal hawaii. >> we care about our elders. we care about those who need help. >> bill: conservative people care about their elders too. >> we have a very strong culture in hawaii.
those statistics are not kept by the fbi or by our own attorney general's office. >> you can't do it because you know you do. let's get to the -- >> -- no, wait a minute. i have worked on this whole issue with crystal meth in hawaii. and i will tell you the one thick that we have always recognized and we have always done is we have addressed it and we know where to start. that's when we have been successful. >> bill: mrs. congresswoman you are a good woman. you know you have a...
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i spoke with dsp fbi. this should take about three weeks. scott rates, kron 4. >> reporter: this year's flu season started strong and early. this influenza virus with the most severe is cost and called h3n2 even getting the vaccine will not protect you. in walnut creek, justin waldman, kron 4. >> reporter: this new study shows that a small number of drivers could be causing traffic delays for everyone else. researchers found that portions of san rafeal are all trying to commute at the same time. and it is causing traffic backups for everyone. this would reduce the overall commute time for everyone by 18 percent. in the news room, charles clifford, kron 4 news. >> in the santa cruz mountains this major slide on vine hill road. these routes to highway 17. these heavy december rains pushed out vine road and this mountain road is also being cleared as residents are welcoming the repairs. >> the last time the road was blocked it took 1.5 years until it was faxed. this is certainly better. >> reporter: in the santa cruz mountains, rob fladeboe, kr
i spoke with dsp fbi. this should take about three weeks. scott rates, kron 4. >> reporter: this year's flu season started strong and early. this influenza virus with the most severe is cost and called h3n2 even getting the vaccine will not protect you. in walnut creek, justin waldman, kron 4. >> reporter: this new study shows that a small number of drivers could be causing traffic delays for everyone else. researchers found that portions of san rafeal are all trying to commute at...
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agencies or fbi agents rather. maybe that's understandable but there seems to be a cult of secrecy about gun ownership in america. the nra successfully lobbied to have it included in obama care a provision that prevents doctors from asking patients if they own a gun, and the nra also opposes a national gun database. what's the big deal? why not say how many guns you sell? or allow law enforcement to create a list of registered gun owners. talk back question today why the secrecy surrounding guns? facebook.com/carolcnn or tweet me @carolcnn. i'll be back. [ male announcer ] this is joe woods' first day of work. and his new boss told him two things -- cook what you love, and save your money. joe doesn't know it yet, but he'll work his way up from busser to waiter to chef before opening a restaurant specializing in fish and game from the great northwest. he'll start investing early, he'll find some good people to help guide him, and he'll set money aside from his first day of work to his last, which isn't rocket scien
agencies or fbi agents rather. maybe that's understandable but there seems to be a cult of secrecy about gun ownership in america. the nra successfully lobbied to have it included in obama care a provision that prevents doctors from asking patients if they own a gun, and the nra also opposes a national gun database. what's the big deal? why not say how many guns you sell? or allow law enforcement to create a list of registered gun owners. talk back question today why the secrecy surrounding...
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spent more money on immigration enforcement than the fbi, drug enforcement administration, secret service, u.s. marshal service and the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms combined. the migration policy institute says close to $18 billion was spent on immigration last year compared to $14.4 billion for all other principal law enforcement agencies. >>> a mexican restaurant in columbia, south carolina is in hot water over a t-shirt it's selling that says look at this, how to catch an illegal immigrant. and it shows a taco being used as bait. critics say the message behind the shirt that employees wear and sell is racist. >>> the list goes on and on and on. another lashing earning seven nominations and tyler perry is being honored for his work in three films. they're handed out on february 23rd the night before the oscars. >>> take your ipad with you into the pool. can you believe that? that and other cool innovations from the electronics consumer show. >> plus we're already calling this the shot of the year. the story behind that you been believable shot. there it is. oh, my. we'll have
spent more money on immigration enforcement than the fbi, drug enforcement administration, secret service, u.s. marshal service and the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms combined. the migration policy institute says close to $18 billion was spent on immigration last year compared to $14.4 billion for all other principal law enforcement agencies. >>> a mexican restaurant in columbia, south carolina is in hot water over a t-shirt it's selling that says look at this, how to catch an...
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the fbi actually interrogated him back in late december. but as a witness to the attack on benghazi, not necessarily a prime suspect. when caveat to his release is he does have to remain near the capital of tunisia in case the court needs to get healed of 4i78. some of the cameras at the consulate did capture of the faces of some people, but very few have you questioned as suspects, primarily because the libyan government is to weak and some of the militia groups that may have been involved are very, very strong in that country. there's been a lot of criticism, you know, that president obama promised during the campaign to bring the killers of ambassador chris stevens to justice. obviously that hasn't happened yet. even though these are very different attacks, when you look back historically, the attack on the "uss cole" took about two years to get an arrest in that case. khalid sheikh mohammed was arrested about a year after the attacks on september 11th. so sometimes those arrests and investigations do take time, but one prime factor is t
the fbi actually interrogated him back in late december. but as a witness to the attack on benghazi, not necessarily a prime suspect. when caveat to his release is he does have to remain near the capital of tunisia in case the court needs to get healed of 4i78. some of the cameras at the consulate did capture of the faces of some people, but very few have you questioned as suspects, primarily because the libyan government is to weak and some of the militia groups that may have been involved are...
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two photos of former fbi agent bob levinson who vanished in iran nearly six years ago. they received the photos 18 months ago but released them to try to turn up pressure to help find him. the state department asked iran's government to help find him. >>> homicide detectives in chicago trying to solve the case of a lottery winner who can die before he collects his money. aruj khan died in july, less than a month after he scratched off a $1 million jackpot. cyanide poisoning can be hard to find. the chemical can be found in a variety of industrial settings. >> if you are going to try to conduct the perfect murder this is a good way to do it. if you worked in a metal processing plant, electroplating, for example. or if you worked with insecticides. >> medical examiner first determined khan died of natural causes, but then took a second look after getting a call from a relative days after his death. >>> and a restaurant in north carolina cooking up controversy. it shows a taco being used as bait. it has drawn national attention after a local reporter tweeted a picture of t
two photos of former fbi agent bob levinson who vanished in iran nearly six years ago. they received the photos 18 months ago but released them to try to turn up pressure to help find him. the state department asked iran's government to help find him. >>> homicide detectives in chicago trying to solve the case of a lottery winner who can die before he collects his money. aruj khan died in july, less than a month after he scratched off a $1 million jackpot. cyanide poisoning can be hard...
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the photos were sent to the former fbi agent's family back in 2011. they released them on tuesday. in them, he is dressed like a prisoner at guantanamo bay. iranian officials have denied knowing anything about levinson's disappearance, a claim that u.s. officials doubt. >>> a nightmare for boeing amid safety woes for the company's much anticipated dreamliner. nbc's ron mott has more from logan international airport in boston. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. double trouble for japan airlines and boeing over the past 48 hours here at logan as both companies investigate exactly what went wrong. two days in a row at boston's logan airport, a japan airline's jet has landed in the news. on tuesday, a new 787 full of passengers and already headed toward the runway had to turn back to the gate after pilots learned jet fuel, about 40 gallons, was spilling from the left tank on to the tarmac. monday, a different 787 parked at the gate following a flight emptied of passengers and crew began smoking. a fire down below that ntsb and boeing investigators have traced to the auxili
the photos were sent to the former fbi agent's family back in 2011. they released them on tuesday. in them, he is dressed like a prisoner at guantanamo bay. iranian officials have denied knowing anything about levinson's disappearance, a claim that u.s. officials doubt. >>> a nightmare for boeing amid safety woes for the company's much anticipated dreamliner. nbc's ron mott has more from logan international airport in boston. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. double...